Mumbai, Sep 20 (PTI) Filmmaker Kiran Rao says she hopes her film "Laapataa Ladies" will be considered for India's official entry at the 2025 Academy Awards. It is the filmmaker's long-cherished dream that her film would represent the country at the Oscar stage. At the same time, Rao said the Film Federation of India (FFI) will pick the best film.
“My dream would be fulfilled if it was, if it would go (to Oscars). But it's a process, and I'm hoping it'll (Laapataa Ladies) be considered. I'm sure the best film will go, whoever they choose in the scheme of things,” Rao told PTI.
"Laapataa Ladies" is a heartwarming and empowering take on two brides in rural India in 2001 who accidently get swapped during a train journey. The film is produced by Rao’s Kindling Productions and Aamir Khan Productions. The film, which was released in March this year to universal praise from the critics, features Nitanshi Goel, Pratibha Ranta and Sparsh Shrivastav in the lead roles alongside Ravi Kishan, Chhaya Kadam and Geeta Aggarwal Sharma.
Rao on Thursday attended film institute Whistling Woods International’s “Celebrate Cinema 2024” along with writer Sneha Desai and Goel. The filmmaker said she feels overwhelmed by the love coming her way for the movie. "They've picked up all the little nuances and every single detail.
It's really so heartening and rewarding to a filmmaker when there's that kind of love. It's not just (limited to) 'it's a good film and you carry on',” she said. The .